Yamacraw Village in Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Andrew Bryan

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2009

1. Andrew Bryan Marker

Inscription. Andrew Bryan was born at Goose Creek, S.C. about 1716. He came to Savannah as a slave and here he was baptized by the Negro missionary, the Reverend George Leile, in 1781. Leile evacuated with the British in 1782 at the close of the American Revolution and Bryan took up his work. He preached at Yamacraw and Brampton Plantation. On January 20, 1788, the Reverend Abraham Marshall (White) and the Reverend Jessie Peter (Colored) ordained Andrew Bryan and certified the congregation at a Brampton barn as the Ethiopian Church of Jesus Christ.

The Reverend Bryan moved from place to place with his congregation and was even imprisoned and whipped for preaching during a time when whites feared any slave gathering as a focus for rebellion. He persevered and finally bought his and his family's freedom and purchased this lot for his church. Andrew Bryan pastored until his death, October 6, 1812. He is buried in Savannah's Laurel Grove Cemetery.

Erected 1980 by Georgia Historic Marker. (Marker Number 025-89.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era

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• Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1837.

Location. 32° 4.93′ N, 81° 5.943′ W. Marker is in Savannah, Georgia, in Chatham County. It is in Yamacraw Village. It is on West Bryan Street, on the right when traveling west. West of West Broad Street, Savannah. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 575 W Bryan Street, Savannah GA 31401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Coastal Plain and on the Georgia Coast and the Golden Isles.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: First Bryan Baptist Church (a few steps from this marker); Birthplace of John C. Frémont (within shouting distance of this marker); William Scarbrough House (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); The First African Baptist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named First African Baptist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); John Ryan's Excelsior Bottle Works (approx. 0.2 miles away); Haitian Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jonathan Bryan (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Savannah.

Andrew Bryan Marker at the First African Baptist Church of Savannah image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, January 20, 2009

2. Andrew Bryan Marker at the First African Baptist Church of Savannah

Photographed by Mike Stroud, January 22, 2013

3. Andrew Bryan Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 26, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,395 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 26, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 3. submitted on January 23, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.